This isn't a failed project in my view, I find it quite interesting and you clearly put a lot of work into it. This also CLEARLY shows the value of documentation and service manuals, which computers used to come with, but no longer do in our disposable society. I love the adapter cable you made! :)
@jamirlyle66143 жыл бұрын
A trick: watch series at flixzone. Been using it for watching loads of movies lately.
@princetonjoshua30283 жыл бұрын
@Jamir Lyle Yea, I've been using Flixzone for years myself :D
@Todd82TA8 жыл бұрын
"I'll pick this back up when my enthusiasm returns..." haha... totally been there.
@nexusclarum80008 жыл бұрын
haha, what a horseshit scenerio. My enthusiasm would have died pretty quickly after that too.
@randylonghorn7 жыл бұрын
The older I get the more I think of a Lethal Weapon movie quote, "Getting too old for this shit."
@andersrabenhansen50177 жыл бұрын
Spent 5 days getting my GPU working. It was one of those problems where the GPU worked 3 out of 50 times when rebooting. Tried every imaginable BIOS setting, removed PCI cards, etc. etc. etc. for 5 f*cking days. On the 5th day, Saturday morning, piss drunk, dead tired, I tried one last attempt by moving the GPU from the PCIExpress 3.0 slot to the PCIExpress 2.0 slot. It worked. Just wasted 5 days on that, but like I said it was one of those "sometimes works" problems. I think the problem was that my CPU couldn't start up fast enough for the GPU.
@adamfra646 жыл бұрын
#noenthusiasmforme
@Jack-hx8yz6 жыл бұрын
Todd Na And It appears it still hasn’t returned.
@yashasvalmikam94985 жыл бұрын
Did you... misplace your enthusiasm? It's been 3 years...
@janicechristiedenton04515 жыл бұрын
Perhaps he curbed his enthusiasm.
@pvh_facp4001yt5 жыл бұрын
Melinda Louise bum bum bum.
@RomanBellic5 жыл бұрын
Pieter van Ham Dun dun dun
@nitroraptor53165 жыл бұрын
Yashas Valmikam dun dun dun DUN
@therealvbw5 жыл бұрын
@@RomanBellic that's different
@cjhoyle8 жыл бұрын
Great video as always! Even though the video doesn't have a happy ending it was fun following your journey! I really like the background music at 2:00.
@The8BitGuy8 жыл бұрын
+cjhoyle That was submitted by a fan of my 8-bit keys channel, and he created it on an old Casio SA-2
@fen45548 жыл бұрын
+The 8-Bit Guy Makes me want to play old Apogee games.
@fen45548 жыл бұрын
Hello ... Hmm.. Troll or genuinely desperate for attention?
@illegalsmirf6 жыл бұрын
You pay extra for happy ending =^__^=
@memmoman6 жыл бұрын
cjhoyle o
@ariss33048 жыл бұрын
"I'll pick this back up when my enthusiasm returns" Story of my life
@louiseisobelevans3 жыл бұрын
LOL
@SnipE_mS5 ай бұрын
Geez talk about retro repair blue balls. I need more!!
@Robbie_221B8 жыл бұрын
You made it this far! You can't just leave us hanging.
@The8BitGuy8 жыл бұрын
+BeyondDeathday There will probably be a part 2.
@thesmashtvnetwork8 жыл бұрын
+The 8-Bit Guy pleas link me the soft ware i will hack it so it in english :)
@1701Mackan8 жыл бұрын
hmmm just a tip, way not try on stationary first before on laptop , mutch easy to repair.
@RamblingsOn8 жыл бұрын
There has to be someone out there whom can read chinese and at least type of a document telling you what says what.
@sebione35768 жыл бұрын
+thesmashtvnetwork you should probably work on your own English first.
@ChillyPeppers8 жыл бұрын
Despite the project not being a success (yet!) I'm incredibly impressed that you were able to make that adapter. The video was still real interesting.
@lemau8458 Жыл бұрын
(yet!)
@Bytemybits8 жыл бұрын
PRO TIP: Google makes a translate app for iOS and android that can use your camera to convert images of foreign text to English. I use this to figure stuff like this out sometimes, works great.
@TylerSteven98 жыл бұрын
+Byte My Bits Great idea, thanks!
@MATAM296 жыл бұрын
DeepL is better but it has only a few languages.
@buddyclem73285 жыл бұрын
@Bobby Papoutsis But that's the fun of Google Translate!
@DamirMaatar3 жыл бұрын
@@MATAM29 deepl doesnt support live translation via camera
@WelcometoVideoCity8 жыл бұрын
Love the fact you posted your journey. Glad to see someone of your caliber going through those same hurtles old gear puts us all through. Never stop man.
@shawbros5 жыл бұрын
hurdles
@stuartking4886 Жыл бұрын
@@shawbros lol "hurtles" not such a bad word. I'm thrown a mile off regularly with this old stuff ... politely called "legacy".
@Kaitos118 жыл бұрын
Man, I admire you for your patience. I would've blown a gasket at the first signs of trouble.
@strongbad27958 жыл бұрын
I was one of the supporters of releasing this video despite it having no happy ending. Glad you posted it, unfortunate that it didn't work, but the process is very interesting.
@The8BitGuy8 жыл бұрын
+Adam Sidelsky On the bright side, there will eventually be a part 2, as I plan to fix that Bondwell laptop and put the emulator in there.
@strongbad27958 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@stonent8 жыл бұрын
+The 8-Bit Guy Is it just a standard regulator like a 7805/7812 etc? You could run down to Tanner in Carrollton or probably a Radio Shack. If you've never been to Tanner, I highly recommend it for surplus parts and cool odds and ends. Lots of chips for repairing vintage computers (6502 chips, Z80s, SRAMs). They tend to keep a lot of Adafruit stuff and RPi stuff in stock as well.
@PolntBlank8 жыл бұрын
+Adam Sidelsky Maybe there's someone out there who can help
@strongbad27958 жыл бұрын
+The 8-Bit Guy are you in Dallas?! I'd help for sure
@ImReadyAyu8 жыл бұрын
You worked so hard! I give you mad props for even using the service manual to attempt on making an adapter! Keep it up!
@everennui18 жыл бұрын
good lord! I had a hard enough time finding a modular pcie cable. your dedication is admireable.
@FabTheZen8 жыл бұрын
Even if your initial idea of making the floppy drive emulator work on your retro laptops didn't work out, your video was still enjoyable and interesting to watch! it's so cool to see cable adapters made from scratch, especially with proprietary connectors :D Keep the good work up, your many fans appreciate every bit of your effort!
@schonerwissen20138 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the content! Being a vintage computing enthusiast and hardware tinker myself: Please keep it coming! :)
@TheMamaluigi3008 жыл бұрын
I like how the music abruptly stops at 5:29
@fardnia94345 жыл бұрын
Tadfafty lol
@baardbi4 жыл бұрын
It's a dramatic effect, showing us that the computer wont start. So the music dies with it...
@ionbladezofficial8 жыл бұрын
Long time viewer here, just wanna point my experience with digital interfaces to you: STOP and STEP are two totally different signals, I wouldn't cross the two. STOP is a signal that tells the motor and data to stop all operations STEP is to step over to the next track or 'cylinder' (don't quote me on this, it's been a long time) just as a safe measure I would cut that trace, but if it works - more power to you! good video either way, very informative!
@ionbladezofficial8 жыл бұрын
+ionbladezofficial Also just seen the rest of the video, the step signal probably fed something to the drive, and the drive may have spit some voltage back to one of the data lines causing the effect you are experiencing with the laptop. I'm sure there's a diode or resistor somewhere that might need looking at.
@Sonicstillpoint838 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed watching you fight through and surmounting difficulty and even though it never perfectly got off the ground, it was very inspiring to my future projects. Keep going because you have an amazing skill set/talent.
@Sheepy0078 жыл бұрын
Do you have an old Amiga? it's quite common to use that Floppy Emulator on Amiga machines with a Firmware update
@The8BitGuy8 жыл бұрын
+Sheepy007 I have an Amiga 500 and Amiga 1000. Will it work on those?
@Sheepy0078 жыл бұрын
+The 8-Bit Guy You need to flash the drive to the Cortex firmware. You can find all the necessery steps here cortexamigafloppydrive.wordpress.com/ It certainly works wit A500 and should work with all amigas according to the author.
@The8BitGuy8 жыл бұрын
+Sheepy007 interesting.. I may look into this.
@WTGamingHD8 жыл бұрын
+The 8-Bit Guy i had the amiga500 and i would really like to see it work with this emulator in your next video
@Julianorzel8 жыл бұрын
+The 8-Bit Guy would it help me run crisis 3 at max settings?
@nbzwt8 жыл бұрын
Sad to hear that laptop was broken. About the Chinese language problem, there are actually many Chinese fans of your channel (including me)! We are glad to help!
@borntoworkanddie67085 жыл бұрын
Did you ever get back to this?
@EpicLPer8 жыл бұрын
We use one of these things on a CNC machine where the floppy drive broke down several times, works like a charm!
@TylerSteven98 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie, it was a good video with a very disappointing ending lol, but I get you got frustrated with it.
@memmoman6 жыл бұрын
Steven Tyler I
@sbrazenor28 жыл бұрын
For anyone that wants to see more on this type of device, there's another KZbinr by the name of 'PhilsComputerLab' that has a couple of retro videos on it. As for software, he did mention an English program that would be able to format and manage the disk images as well. It's a bit quirky, from what I saw, but it seems more convenient for batch images.
@DennisMcCarson8 жыл бұрын
Oddly the most amazing thing in this video to me was using that container for the screws and labeling what screws were in each little compartment.
@JMcMillen8 жыл бұрын
+Dennis McCarson It's actually a good practice to get into. It not only keeps the pieces organized, but when you have to put it back together, all your screws and stuff are in the order you will need them. Just start at the end and work back to the beginning.
@DennisMcCarson8 жыл бұрын
I'm definitely going to do it now, it's one of those things that you don't think about, and it's so simple and after you see it you feel instant regret that it took you this long to figure it out.
@TheSulross5 жыл бұрын
At time of writing this comment, this video is almost 3 years old. Would like to see this topic taken up again - in a more extensive survey of converting various retro computers to use modern solid state storage device. This looks to be a fairly broad topic as there is the matter of converting old computer that had spinning harddrive to use an SSD. This involves the various retro hardrive interfaces (which ones are supported with modern adapters to SSD). Then there are the various retro removable storage devices (floppy drives, perhaps even tape drives) and what options are there to adapt them to USB sticks and/or compact flash memory cards, etc. Yeah, this could be a very big topic and take several episodes to cover it well. Doesn't seem anyone has taken it on yet. The 8 Bit Guy probably has the best expertise to address it.
@RadOo7 жыл бұрын
4:54 I think it isn't the greatest to combine ale wires toghether because you can make short circuit or you can blow up power suply due the voltages for each function.
@Kippykip7 жыл бұрын
I think that's what broke it
@warlockd8 жыл бұрын
Its the battery probably. I have a bunch of those old Toshiba's (T1000, T1200, wanted to get that T1400 at EDS:P) and they all run though the battery first then the incoming power charges the battery. So if the battery is shot, even if you charge it a little bit, the computer will die the second it trys something high current like the floppy. I just refurbishment my NiCad battery's with cheap cells from china, but you can also just connect directly to the batter tabs with a wire.
@SatoshiMatrix18 жыл бұрын
I know how these kinds of projects go and how frustrating it can be when you run into unexpected problems. My only advice is don't get too discouraged and don't quit! Take a break if you need, but I encourage you to keep going and solve the issue with the power supply. You're doing a great job and I feel you're 75% there. Just a little bit more!
@The8BitGuy8 жыл бұрын
+Satoshi Matrix Yep - I will eventually have a part 2 to this video.
@mbirth8 жыл бұрын
Asians use these drives for old embroidering machines and/or keyboards. There's a ton of different versions available, even with just the connector facing the other side. You'll probably even find one with the 26-pin connector on AliExpress. I upgraded my old Tektronix scope this way. Had to get a 2,5" floppy emulator which - sadly - can only work with 1 virtual floppy per USB drive. But it works perfectly.
@supraman27558 жыл бұрын
your videos are always very interesting, even if I'm not interested to the video topic
@comradeurod98057 жыл бұрын
Supra Man i know right? Our 8bit guy always has ways to make vids interesting
@Barafu Жыл бұрын
That was 7 year ago, enthusiasm still has not returned.
@bibdid78938 жыл бұрын
Really like these cool side projects :) I have an old Toshiba T1200xe from the late 80's, which also has this 26 pin interface, and after looking up drive replacements for it, it appears no-one has figured out a way to convert the interface to more common formats, though by looking it up, maybe there is hope given the large amount of people in this situation.
@CandyAppleBlue8 жыл бұрын
I love that you really put your heart, passion and mind into your work!
@casedistorted8 жыл бұрын
That was pretty cool seeing how to make a cable like that
@erichkohl93173 жыл бұрын
Boy you weren't kidding about those instructions. I just installed one of these in a Gateway 2000, and if it weren't for tutorials like the ones from Phil's Computer Lab I'd be lost. I did hit a snag where I had a bad floppy ribbon cable, so at first it didn't work. But I was able to fix it. This is going to be a great substitute for using actually floppies I think.
@MegaManNeo8 жыл бұрын
Failed projects make me kinda sad :
@BrandonFreemanAwesome7 жыл бұрын
I just picked up one of these for my 486 project, and so far, it works great! I was able to find the English version of the software, in the event that someone needs that ...
@DigitalMetal8 жыл бұрын
So, what how does the USB stick show up on a computer when plugged into a normal USB port? Is each image a partition? Is it formatted with a partition that has img files on it? What would happen if you just used something like 'dd' to clone a floppy to a USB drive, would the emulator recognize that? Is there anyway you can clone a floppy to a USB drive with this device, then take that drive and put it in another computer and make an image of the entire drive and post that image online some where can download and look at it? That would be awesome!
@spokehedz8 жыл бұрын
+Kris Occhipinti The USB shows up as "FLPPY0" and you can read/write to disk0 just as you would a normal floppy but just on the USB. For the other slots, you need to use a program or you use the computer itself to write to the other disks after selecting them. Each 'disk' is not a partition. They are specially formatted by sectors on the USB that the emulator recognizes. Using dd will not work, the emulator is not looking for that kind of disk image. It is not a big partition with img files on it--that would be FAR TOO AMAZING to be a thing that happens. :P If you have more questions, I can answer them more. I use these things at work a ton.
@Yui7148 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading anyway! Didn't know those modern Floppy tools existed, and they look pretty sweet!
@CSO3DOnline8 жыл бұрын
im taiwanese and i can help you if you have translation problem :)
@DRSDavidSoft8 жыл бұрын
+業餘卡屁 I wish I could just ask you to help me whenever I would get stuck on chinese documentation!
@JustJohnny8 жыл бұрын
+業餘卡屁 Let's start with that name of yours.
@CSO3DOnline8 жыл бұрын
Just Johnny it just a random name, hehe
@tuxcup8 жыл бұрын
Hongkongese here... In case you reached Cantonese
@shessometimesdoublechocola24548 жыл бұрын
LOL, +Just Johnny!
@Gr8Dane788 жыл бұрын
Wow, great video. And props to you for hanging in there and not rage-quitting after hitting a few bumps in the road (looks like you hit pretty much every single one).
@micoromico8 жыл бұрын
I hate when that happens. Yo go so far and then you hit a wall. Great video.
@rockieboba2 жыл бұрын
Man, I'd love to see a conclusion to this saga. That adapter was awesome!
@mehmetedex8 жыл бұрын
hard works always appreciated
@adventureoflinkmk24 жыл бұрын
3.5 years later... has the enthusiasm returned or naw
@simbin.8 жыл бұрын
The bundled software is crap. Here's what I use and it works great! - www.ipcas.com/support/usb-floppy-emulation-download.html - Make sure you right click the corresponding floppy slot and click save after copying your files. You don't have to do this when writing .img files. Shout out to +PhilsComputerLab for this.
@topnotch32824 жыл бұрын
You seem a Tec person 'what does solid state mean .?
@GwynAndJulius4 жыл бұрын
@@topnotch3282 asking him 3 years later
@TechnologySpotlight8 жыл бұрын
I have been watching your channel for about 2 years and I love your channel 😄😄
@grahaminatorca858 жыл бұрын
You have a lot of patience. I would have likely gave up when I noticed I had to make an adapter, lol.
@stuvs8308 жыл бұрын
Yeah but, how fun to match those pinouts and solve the typo riddle. 😉
@CiroGalli8 жыл бұрын
+GRAHAMINATOR Yeah, most of us would. I wouldn't even have checked on the Internet where the screws are. I would have probably pried it open with crowbar turning it into a piece of junk in the process and then I would have thrown it away. That's probably why all the machines I've attempted to open ended up in the garbage.
@Poebat8 жыл бұрын
I would have looked at eBay for and adapter. if I didn't see one I would give up.
@Dr.Stein997 жыл бұрын
Hi. Around 1983 when I bought MY first high density floppy drive at a trade show. I found out, you can replace high density drive with a low density drive. The computer did not care. It formatted the floppy disk as a low density disk, that I could only use in that machine. It still worked.
@thesiffer2985 жыл бұрын
Still hasn't returned :(
@Vysion34348 жыл бұрын
Thank you for putting you projects on KZbin. Even though it didn't work out for you this time I still learned something and your presentation in your videos are awesome. Better luck next time.
@philscomputerlab8 жыл бұрын
I really like using these GOTEK FDD emulators. I think I have four of them now :) My oldest PC is a 386, so I they all support 1.4 MB. Selecting an image on the GOTEK and then putting it into a modern PC, I always get the very first image, so that's a bit odd. But yea, it's a great product no doubt. You can use two in one machine, works with VGA Copy for example. I haven't found software that can read a 1000 image USB, they only read the first 100. Now I wish someone would make a CD/DVD emulator that supports ISO and BIN/CUE images as well as analogue CD Audio outputs :)
@GroundHawkX5 жыл бұрын
I’m very curious to see this work. Are you ever going to do a follow up repair video and get it functioning properly?
@WeUsedToWonder8 жыл бұрын
Bumber that the project didn't work out. But still an interesting video!
@RJBond1218 жыл бұрын
I stumbled across your videos about a year ago and just became a big fan. I always look forward to your new videos. So uh, thanks.
@bastscho8 жыл бұрын
Oh, please do an other episode on this! I'd really like to see this working.
@quasar2818 жыл бұрын
I saw your post of Facebook last week so thanks for finishing and posting this video! Like the Mythbusters said "Failure is always an option"
@Seijakukun8 жыл бұрын
I love your videos. I like this one too, don't get me wrong. But this video looks like it's about EVERYTHING ELSE BUT THE FLOPPY EMULATOR xD hahahaha PS: man, you broke a Tandy... that's like crashing a Ford T... you realized that? :P
@Metal2Hedgehog8 жыл бұрын
Dude, I was hoping you would finish. You did so much!!! YOU CAN"T GIVE UP NOW!!! I was hoping to see a 'sequel' video update but sadly I didn't.
@gandalfwiz200075 жыл бұрын
Please revise this video, waiting for this to return in 2019!
@ManMadeOfGold8 жыл бұрын
if I had to guess, I'd say something is wrong with some capacitors somewhere along the line. An old monitor of mine acted exactly the same, running for several minutes and then shutting off. It might be worth taking the thing apart and looking for some bloated capacitors. Replacing them is dirt cheap.
@stuvs8308 жыл бұрын
I will remember this!
@TheMan-qg2bg8 жыл бұрын
Your great, you should continue this project
@zhongyangli8 жыл бұрын
I am glad to help with the translation. By the way I thought I was the only Chinese subscriber of this channel until I see the comments :)
@ZRZK21278 жыл бұрын
man i wasn't expecting that ending hahaha
@3733238 жыл бұрын
Good to know a product like this exists, could come in handy with old software that has to run from or install from floppy disks.
@JoshLeRose3 жыл бұрын
Legend says his enthusiasm is still lost in the wilderness to this day….
@kilesengati8 жыл бұрын
These things are utterly useful. They don't have machanical parts that can break and you can store loads of data on one stick. I suggested to replace the old and broken floppy drive from my school's Korg N364 and offered a free installation but unfortunately the school doesn't have any money for such a thing left... but for contests and what not of course.
@mememe848 жыл бұрын
u r very brave to order generic electronics from China
@SomeGuy_GRM8 жыл бұрын
Well if it's either that, or abandon the project, there isn't much of a choice.
@RaeCarson8 жыл бұрын
I think it's fun, haha. It adds an extra element of challenge for the content creator and then added suspense for both him and the audience. What will the ePacket from China bring us for this project??? TUNE IN NEXT TIME! Lol
@relishgargler7 жыл бұрын
I enjoy it. Especially when it shows up 3 months later and you don't necessarily remember ordering half the stuff in the package. It's like Christmas. "Oh cool, a package... huh, I wonder what this thing does." -stare at it for 5 minutes "Oh yeeeeaaah, now I remember. Gonna have to put a label on that one..."
@farslashenjoyer8 жыл бұрын
Interesting stuff! PS: I loved that the music cut out when the laptop died.
@The8BitGuy8 жыл бұрын
+Richard Toppler I wondered if anyone would catch that.
@viscountalpha8 жыл бұрын
Talk about a challenge and a half. I can't fault you for losing your enthusiasm after all of that.
@Andrew_G4CH8 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you decided to complete this! There was a lot of good information and you did quite well explaining your process to try to get the drive emulator to work. Well done! :D
@danxepha45357 жыл бұрын
Has your enthusiasm returned yet? I'd really like to see this thing working!
@caiomoura96208 жыл бұрын
Nice video. It's not common to see a video showing when things don't go well, but I appreciate when the approach to the problem is clever. That's the case. And we sure can learn a lot!
@SFtheGreat8 жыл бұрын
It's a sign from the universe that you shouldn't mess with something that works fine. My 5,25" still work perfectly.
@flyingdutchman288 жыл бұрын
Sir, you are a hero! Don't give up on this! I am looking forward to the continuation (fingers crossed).
@Moonwalker9177 жыл бұрын
I bought a $75 hxc2001 floppy emulator. Turns out I could've saved quite a lot of money. Meh!
@Nabbasan8 жыл бұрын
I admire your initial enthusiasm. I would've stopped when I realized I had to make an adapter.
@dandy21578 жыл бұрын
We need a part 2
@MinuteExplained8 жыл бұрын
I love how candid and honest this video is - "I'm done... I'll pick this back up at some point when my enthusiasm returns"
@0011peace8 жыл бұрын
If yiou weren't going to do anything why release the video instead just wait.
@GarciLP8 жыл бұрын
Even if it didn't pan out as expected, the video was brilliant. Loving the projects. Keep it up!
@dooovde8 жыл бұрын
Aww I miss the A drive :(
@diamondsmasher8 жыл бұрын
4 disks to install Doom, 17 to install Duke Nuke'em 3D.... nope, don't miss that at all. Backing up your entire hard-drive using PKZip or ARJ, only to have 1 disk go bad and the entire backup rendered garbage.... priceless.
@eIucidate8 жыл бұрын
I felt really old when I saw an article/video explaining the 'mystery' of why A: and B: are missing. And I'm only in my 20s.
@RCAvhstape8 жыл бұрын
All the disks to install Falcon 3.0, glorious times!
@evknucklehead8 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to get Falcon 3.0 on CD. Never really got to play it much, though, and the sound card we had in that machine wasn't recognized by the program (TYVM, Windows Sound System and your lack of SoundBlaster emulation...). Maybe one of these days I'll put it into a dosbox setup.
@RCAvhstape8 жыл бұрын
evknucklehead Sometimes when playing Falcon 3.0 I used to choose the PC speaker instead of my SoundBlaster card. Many of the sounds were not good, but the radio chatter sounded more realistic through the tinny PC speaker lol.
@rxz41408 жыл бұрын
8bit, I think you just pioneered the first "failed" video. All that build up, I had no idea it was going to end on a negative note. That's true to life though.
@sa5urn5007 жыл бұрын
Does anyone remember when he was called the iBook guy
@andrewhamop66656 жыл бұрын
I do
@jetjazz058 жыл бұрын
Not to sound like a pessimist, and in fact quite the opposite, but I love videos like this. I love to see someone else who works hard and not have it turn out perfectly. I think it's good (and makes others including myself) feel good to know not everything always turns out perfectly. Plus, it's interesting to see the hurdles you had to deal with, and helps me and others not feel discouraged when a project doesn't come together for us. Sometimes just knowing your not alone makes a video without a "happy ending" as others have said worth posting anyways. Also informative, so it's a double win.
@The8BitGuy8 жыл бұрын
+Jesse Crandle Thank you. Usually I don't post my project failures. But I thought I would with this one, especially because I intend to eventually get this working and create a part-2.
@HeavySandwichguy8 жыл бұрын
Is that a mechanical keyboard on that laptop?
@The8BitGuy8 жыл бұрын
+RosenBosen Yes.. most were during that time.
@LumaControl8 жыл бұрын
+The 8-Bit Guy later the electric keyboard was introduced but now we have more mechanical for gaming pc
@LumaControl5 жыл бұрын
@Goll indeed i don't even remember saying that tbh
@JustWasted3HoursHere6 жыл бұрын
Those USB floppy replacements are also available for other disc formats, such as Amiga. And boy does it make using the system SOOOO much better: Faster, more convenient, etc.
@אולדסקול8 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't rule out that the emulator itself broke your laptop. These things are not supposed to go in those machines actually. Also, made in China, so it's to be expected.
@NiekNooijens8 жыл бұрын
+אולדסקול nowadays EVERYTHING is made in china, even the top-brand stuff you'll probably claim works much better! it used to be like "oh made in chine, it must be crap" but nowadays that's not so much the case anymore, lenovo laptops are brilliant... made in china. samsung phones are also really high quality... made in china. even the iphone is made in china!
@אולדסקול8 жыл бұрын
Factories in China offer different tiers of quality assurance, material quality and manufacturing environments. When you buy something on the cheap (yes, $30 for this is damn cheap) you're getting the lower end of all of those. Sometimes that's enough, but if you buy something that's supposed to cost a lot more (like this drive) and put it into a retro computer from your collection, you shouldn't be surprised things go wrong.
@CrazyRoadblockisbae7 жыл бұрын
Niek Nooijens Samsung phones are made in Korea. iPhones are made in Taiwan.
@natsume-hime24736 жыл бұрын
As easy as all this sounds... It's unlikely that the floppy emulator actually broke the Tandy 1400LT. Those old 1400s drop dead rather regularly, usually because things like capacitors in the power supply unit die. Floppy drives and floppy emulators are pretty passive anyways. It's much more likely for a faulty PSU to fry the drives, or emulator, than the the drive/emulator will screw up the PSU. Considering the symptoms, where the computer will run for a short while, then shut off, it's likely the fault of dead and/or dying capacitors.
@user-bl1zb2se1b6 жыл бұрын
Fuck off.
@kawings5 жыл бұрын
thumbs up to the 8 bit guy.....a person like me would not be bothered to modify an antique into a up to date computer. It would still be the same antique no matter how my effort pour into it.
@VictorCampos877 жыл бұрын
It's frustrating when a problem appears suddenly and you don't have sure if your work went right or wrong. But the video content still interesting to watch anyway! Thanks for make it!
@011001010111001001118 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you uploaded this even though you didn't get anything working. It's still interesting.
@mavrick458 жыл бұрын
my favorite vid so far. I love when there is detective work involved in trying to solve a computer mystery
@horseshoe_nc3 жыл бұрын
Those floppy emulators are often used to swap out the floppy drive on CNC machines. I've heard good results them. Yes, program size is still limited to what would fit on a 1.44MB floppy disk.
@waldevv5 жыл бұрын
These things are handy, like 10 bucks a piece on eBay if you have a serial adapter to flash the correct firmware yourself which takes only a few minutes, some places sell preconfigured drives for specific systems but those cost way more. I don't feel too bad about replacing the floppy drives in all of my machines as it would only take a few minutes to put the original drive back if I needed to for some reason
@davidchappelle63938 жыл бұрын
I like seeing these, even if you had to abandon the project. So many tech channels have amazing successful results, they just don't bother showing the failures.
@TechHowden3 жыл бұрын
His enthusiasm never returned
@DavRBailey5 жыл бұрын
I see a lot of floppy drive emulators being used in old keyboards and synthesizers that either used 5-1/4" floppies or even 3-1/2" floppies. As a keyboardist, it's nice to know that if my Korg T3 floppy drive ever quits, there is a solution. The first product I had heard of was HxC, and their website also shows industrial equipment such as wood shop routers and large format machines that still had 5-1/4" boot disks! The USB emulator allowed them to keep these massive machines running with newer technology.
@jordansmithson96026 жыл бұрын
I like the honest "I'm done". It makes you more human and relatable. Thanks for deciding to share this video.
@mgregory228 жыл бұрын
Great video! Too bad you couldn't get it finished. The timing of this is hilarious because the past few weeks I've been grappling with the exact same problem: bad 720K floppy drive on a Yamaha V50 synthesizer being replaced with Chinese USB emulator drive, where original floppy has a 26-pin connector and I needed to make an adaptor, so I bought a bunch of electronic stuff to do it, but I got stuck on how to figure out how to match the pins together, so I wound up buying a German adapter on Ebay and I'm still waiting for that thing to come. I wish I would have seen this video a week ago! Anyway, thanks for posting.